"It's an isolated estate and people have lived here for many, many years.

"Because it's lovely here, people have stayed.

"And it means there are more people who aren't driving and need transport."

Stagecoach has previously argued that changes it has made over the X1 - which means residents now need to walk to Runway Road or Derriford Hospital to catch a bus - still allows people to catch a service within walking distance.

Company bosses at Monday's meeting said they would go away and look again at their plans.

Muriel Allan was the resident responsible for bringing the axing of the X1 route to wider public attention.

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"We just hope that when the company goes back and has further meetings, it will resolve the problems that Tavistock and Derriford people - although they are separate issues - have and put the X1 back on again.